Advisory Services Europe | Engineering and R&D Services

The ER&D industry remains a story of diverse vertical patterns: in 2025/26, automotive engineering is struggling, while the semiconductor industry is accelerating its recovery. US high-tech, while European aeronautics has reached its bottom. Beyond the vertical trends, demand for ER&D remains strong, not only in product engineering, but also in Industry 4.0.

The industry’s portfolio is consistently increasing its overlap with IT services in digital engineering, with LLM bringing productivity gains. Offshoring adoption is rising. The ER&D industry is rapidly evolving, shifting away from traditional T&M.

This session equips ER&D and digital engineering leaders with insights into emerging Industry 4.0 and LLM-enabled engineering models, highlighting real-world use cases, talent and delivery shifts, and strategic opportunities to strengthen competitiveness and meet evolving buyer expectations.

OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution

Part 1: Why IT/OT Convergence Is More Than Just a Technical Project

OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution

Part 2: OT Security Use Cases – Delivering Business Value Across Industries

OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution

Part 3: The Changing Threat Landscape in OT Environments

OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution

Part 4: OT Security Architecture – What Works?

OT Security - From Business Value to Secure Execution

Part 5: Roles and Responsibilities in OT Security – Who Owns What?

Why Quantum Computing Now Belongs on the Business Agenda

As a Senior Analyst, Dominique Raviart is specifically in charge of IoT/OT and a part of DCE and BAS services, based on his knowledge of the Salesforce services market, and the Manufacturing vertical sector.

Before joining PAC, Dominique was Practice Director at NelsonHall, where he was globally responsible for IT services research programme. His work focused in particular on software testing/QA, Salesforce services and digital manufacturing.

Dominique has worked in the IT Services industry since 1998. He started his career providing SAP training and change management services in the U.S. and the U.K. He has worked for IDC and Ovum in Paris, Amsterdam, and London. He holds a Master of International Business Studies/International MBA from the University of South Carolina, U.S. He lives in Paris.